Typewriter
Maker
Empire Typewriter Co Ltd.
Production date
Circa 1892-1898
Description
Material: metal, rubber, plastic, leather case. Decoration: none
Form: curved cover over type bars, front strike type.
Front strike type bars
Portable
Case: leather, shallow lid, locks and buckles at front
Dated 1898
References: more information -
- Whalley, Joyce Irene, "Writing Implements &
Accessories, From the Roman Stylus to the Typewriter"
(David & Charles Publishers)
"The evolution of the typewriter is part of the ongoing history of the human need to communicate. Gradually a machine emerged that revolutionized the work of the writer. In 1867, Christopher Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soule invented the first practical mechanical typewriter machine.
Inventor: Christopher Latham Sholes
Birth: February 14, 1819 in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania
Death: February 17, 1890 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality: American"
Source: www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/typrwriter.htm
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Object detail
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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